mmy Garoppolo‘s season-ending knee injury has passed.The San Francisco 49ers know they now must prepare to go ahead with the rest of what was supposed to be a promising season with backup C.J. Beathard at the helm instead of the player who immediately became the face of the franchise.“There’s a lot of people out there doubting us and counting us out Matt Breida Jersey ,” Beathard said Wednesday. “I think everybody in the building is excited and we’re ready to get rolling and win some games moving forward.”There’s good reason to doubt the 49ers, who were 1-10 last year under Brian Hoyer and Beathard before Garoppolo took over as starter following a midseason trade from New England. He immediately injected life into a struggling franchise by winning all five of his starts to end last season.The 49ers (1-2) rewarded him in the offseason with a $137.5 million, five-year contract and entered this season with high hopes that might have been dashed when Garoppolo blew out his left knee when he planted and tried to cut up field rather than run out of bounds late in a 38-27 loss at Kansas City.Coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t try to sugarcoat the gloom when he delivered the bad news to his players Monday, telling them it was understandable to feel down.The players appreciated that sentiment even if they know they must move on and prepare for Sunday’s road game against the Los Angeles Chargers.“It’s cool to see your head coach acknowledge that, yeah, we all feel it for a little bit,” fullback Kyle Juszczyk said. “That’s OK to acknowledge it but we don’t need to dwell on it. We just need to find what we need to do to get better.”The Niners under Garoppolo were a dynamic offense. They ranked sixth in the league in scoring and in yards per play in eight starts with him under center. That was a big jump after ranking in the bottom 10 of the league in both categories before Garoppolo took over.The 49ers believe Beathard’s experience playing as a rookie, the opportunity to watch Garoppolo succeed in the offense and going through an entire offseason program will make Beathard a better player this time around.He got one snap last week after Garoppolo got hurt and threw a touchdown pass to George Kittle. The play was negated by a penalty, the 49ers settled for a field goal and the offense never got the ball back.“You see it in his decision making,” Juszczyk said. “He’s just much more decisive out there. You can tell things aren’t spinning in his head so much. He gets the ball out quick and has a lot of confidence.”Beathard started five games as a rookie last year, completing 54.9 percent of his passes with four touchdowns, six interceptions, 6.4 yards per attempt and a 69.2 passer rating that was second lowest in the NFL.He wasn’t helped by the fact leading receiver Pierre Garcon had gone down with a season-ending injury, the running game was inconsistent and the offensive line was hampered by injuries. That contributed to Beathard taking 19 sacks last year but also allowed him to prove his toughness to his teammates.“That wasn’t exactly the situation I wanted to put C.J. into,” Shanahan said. “That’s why I think myself and a lot of our team earned a lot of respect for him. Not all the weeks, but some weeks, he was in a very tough situation. He never wavered, never saw his confidence change and when he eventually was benched and we put Jimmy in Trent Taylor Color Rush Jersey , you would think a guy would be less confident after that. You guys can ask him, but I truly believe he was more confident. Even though he struggled at times, he truly believed he could do it. Those are the kind of guys you want to go to battle with.”NOTES: San Francisco worked out several quarterbacks Tuesday but decided to promote Nick Mullens from the practice squad to serve as the backup for now. Mullens originally joined the team as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and spent all last year on the practice squad. … RB Matt Breida (knee) and WR Marquise Goodwin (quadriceps) were limited in practice. … S Adrian Colbert (hip), G Joshua Garnett (toe), G Mike Person (knee), CB Richard Sherman (calf), T Joe Staley (not injury related), S Jaquiski Tartt (shoulder) did not practice. … The 49ers signed DL Ryan Delaire, OL Christian DiLauro and DB Dexter McCoil to the practice squad.___ Bosa is the favorite for defensive rookie of the year, but where can he get better at on the field?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsFiled under:49ers Film BreakdownOne area where Nick Bosa can improve as a rookieNew,115commentsBosa is the favorite for defensive rookie of the year, but where can he get better at on the field?PDTShareTweetShareShareOne area where Nick Bosa can improve as a rookieIt’s naive to think each of the San Francisco 49ers rookies are going to hit the ground running without any bumps in the road. The defense will be much-improved, and Nick Bosa will have a lot to do with that. You can say the same for the offense. The versatility, speed, and athleticism are improved now that Deebo Samuel and Jalen Hurd are on the roster. With that said, I wanted to go over one weakness for each of the first three draft picks. These examples can be something to keep an eye on during training camp and the preseason. Today, we’ll go over Bosa.Can a strength turn into a weakness?When you watch Bosa play, you have to nitpick for weaknesses. He’s not a flawless prospect https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Adrian-Colbert-Jersey , but he was comfortably the best edge prospect in the draft for a reason. The Bosa critiques are usually related to big brother Joey. You’ve also probably heard Bosa struggles with “longer, athletic tackles” because he “doesn’t have the natural athletic ability.”Bosa is so technically sound that his arms being a third of an inch shorter than average won’t affect him. Yes, that’s sarcasm.To me, one of his strengths gets Bosa in trouble. Bosa wins at the line of scrimmage so quickly that he tends to run himself out of plays. I wouldn’t say it’s a play recognition issue. Maybe an eye discipline issue? You’ll see Bosa with his eyes in the backfield, and that leads to opening up cut back lanes, or him out of place on misdirection runs. Then there are times when Bosa seems to be caught off guard by pulling lineman.Four playsThe play below was one of the first meaningful pass-rushes for Bosa against Oklahoma in 2017. The Sooner game is what everyone pointed to suggesting Bosa struggles with tackles that have length and athleticism. The play came on a third and long—where he lined up against current Baltimore Raven Orlando Brown.If you ever needed one play to convince yourself that Bosa will be fine against the tackles that have length, that’s the one.The very first play of the Penn State game from 2017 is an excellent example of Bosa running up the field. That play could have had a lot more damage. Ideally, he has have a feel for the pulling linemen and blow them up. I’ll be keeping an eye out to see if Bosa has a feel for the different blocking schemes he’ll see at the next level.We saw one play with a tackle with length. Here’s Mason Cole, who was known as one of the more athletic offensive linemen coming out of the draft. Watch how quick Bosa looks:Okay, back to what might hold Bosa back.Bosa will see a lot more misdirection than he did in college. Keep an eye out to see how he handles those types of plays. During the TCU game, there were a few examples of them running jet sweeps at Bosa, and he was late to recognize what was happening, and that led to a couple of gains that should have been even bigger for TCU. If Bosa gets rolling as a pass rusher, he can expect to see different schemes thrown at him. From pulling guards trying to block him, to teams using different play-action/draw plays to slow him down. I’ll be keeping an eye out to see how his awareness develops.